HAMPSTEAD — The Ashley girls lacrosse team was looking to create and take advantage of opportunities against Topsail. Consider that mission accomplished.

The Eagles ran out to a five-goal lead and cruised to a 17-4 victory on Friday night against the Pirates.

Senior attacker Peyton LeCompte led that scoring charge with six total goals, three in each half. Teammate Heather Talton had four, while Natalee Kasdan and Penka Heusinveld had multi-goal games with three and two, respectively.

“We were trying to slow it down a little bit, but when we get handed opportunities we usually take advantage of them,” LeCompte said.

While the team got the aggressive shots they were looking for, it was LeCompte that stole the show. Against Jacksonville on Tuesday, she netted six goals in a 19-6 win. She also doled out five assists.

While it’s still early in the season, Ashley coach Adrienne Gale notes her team is just trying to improve day-by-day. It looks like LeCompte, however, is in midseason form.

“She’s one of our top leading scorers the past few seasons. She has good placement in the net around the goalie and she took advantage of the opportunities we got today,” Gale said.

Finnegan returns to form

With the way Owen Finnegan has started the season, you wouldn’t know the Ashley standout was recovering from a pair of knee injuries.

After dislocating both his kneecaps playing soccer, Finnegan had to sit out last season for Eagles. But in two games, he’s made up for lost time.

Finnegan scored four goals on Friday against Topsail after netting two goals against South Brunswick on Tuesday. That’s six goals in just two outings.

“It feels good. After missing last year for an injury, it feels good to be back out here playing a full season with the guys,” Finnegan said.

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